出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第213页（244字）
形容朝代一变，大臣们随着更替，例张经理一调职到台中分公司，“一朝天子一朝臣”，他的属下也随之而更动。
When Mr．Zhang，the manager，was transferred to the Tai Zhong branch company he took along with him his own favourites，as the old proverb puts it．